William Poindexter is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has extensive experience in insurance sales, including fixed insurance products and disability insurance through M.D. Financial Services and Mddisabilityquotes.com. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services such as asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing multiple program platforms and a mix of investment products including model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Juan Campos Ortiz is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked in various capacities within BBVA-affiliated firms from 2014 to 2021 before joining PNC Investments in 2021. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements approved model strategies via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Michelle Wilburn is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors for eight years and has been with Empower-related firms since 2023. Wilburn is also involved with Catbirds, a business she has been connected to for over a decade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to select IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to its recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Quan Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies, affiliated with New York Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at NYLife Securities LLC and ExxonMobil Chemical Company, as well as involvement with QL Housing LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Jacob Leon is a CFP® and PFS™ professional with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory and has held positions at TLC Wealth Management and Kestra Investment Services, among others. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a tax and accounting practice and has held leadership roles in community organizations, including serving as past president of Jewish Family Service and as vice president of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors and institutional investors. The firm offers fiduciary services and accesses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients with over $79 billion in assets under management.

Jason Davis is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and has prior experience at SunTrust Advisor Services, BB&T, Community Trust Bank, and LPL Financial. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and utilizes third-party platform and manager arrangements to support its AMC Advantage manager-selection program.

Bernice Castaneda is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and USAA. She is also involved as an agent offering non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm provides discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Ashley Henderson is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual Investment Management and LPL Financial, LLC. Henderson is based in Houston, TX. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by quantitative and fundamental research, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Meagan O’Shaughnessy is a financial advisor with Corient, holding Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 designations and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, as well as a teaching role at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Connor Lo Cascio is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at several firms including Jordan Park Group, Drive Wealth Advisers, and Brigham Capital. His background also includes multiple roles at Brigham Young University and experience outside the financial industry, such as work with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains unique market roles including in-house research and acting as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Rich Eagar is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC since 2017 and previously at Ascende Wealth Advisers, Inc. from 2011 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of CHHSZ Holdings, LLC, which owns Prime Capital Investment Advisors. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan services, family office offerings, and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches incorporating core/satellite, thematic, and tactical strategies.

Mark Johnson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Aspiriant Independent Wealth Management, Presidio Wealth Partners/Hightower Advisors, and Durbin Bennett Private Wealth Management/Maslow Wealth Advisors. Earlier in his career, he was involved with a baseball academy and has experience outside finance in that area. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment approach centered on client-specific profiles, quantitative screening, and both third-party and direct security selection, with additional access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

William Perry is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Mariner Independent Advisor Network, Teamwork Financial Advisors, and A.G. Edwards & Sons. Perry is also a partner at Ascend Integrated Tax, a tax review and preparation business based in Houston, TX. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model, utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to provide customized investment solutions.

Brian Watts is a financial advisor at VALIC Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Valic since 1999, including a role at SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc. since 2014. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Harold Perkins Jr. is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Perkins serves as a board member of the Michael Hoctor Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Houston. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and periodic portfolio reviews.

James Notzon is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 63 designation with 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC in 2021, he worked at Bbva Securities Inc., Bbva Wealth Solutions Inc., Bbva Compass Insurance Agency, Inc., and COMPASS Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Laredo, a nonprofit providing social services to disadvantaged youths, and is a board member at the Laredo Country Club. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and manages investments via approved model strategies executed by delegates using mutual funds and ETFs.

Johnathon James is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His career includes positions at JPMorgan Securities LLC and PNC Investments LLC. Outside of financial services, he worked for Amped Fitness. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm operates with a limited-partnership ownership structure and provides advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives using various custodians and third-party managers.

Dali Fu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Fu has been involved with multiple insurance agencies and entrepreneurial ventures, including ownership of Lucky Agency and principal role at Luckshare Insurance Agency LLC. Additionally, Fu participates in college preparation educational initiatives through involvement with Kyros AI Corp. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Justin Reed is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2025, he worked for Equitable Advisors, LLC for three years and was involved with the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation from 2019 to 2022. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Hua Zhang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. Hua has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also associated with the Copeland Group and World Financial Group. Outside of advising, Hua is involved in health insurance sales and enrollment assistance with firms including Copeland Insurance Group, Community Health Choice, and Ambetter. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.